People’s perceptions of places – a series of vignettes #6
Focusing on the journey
In Vancouver, British Colombia, a Filipino maid tried to establish a sense of home, a sense of place in her tiny live in room but her view of the city was a truncated one. She travelled across the city to fetch the family’s shopping but had a kind of tunnel vision of the places around her. She focused on the journey rather than the complexities of the surrounding city.
In Vancouver, British Colombia, a Filipino maid tried to establish a sense of home, a sense of place in her tiny live in room but her view of the city was a truncated one. She travelled across the city to fetch the family’s shopping but had a kind of tunnel vision of the places around her. She focused on the journey rather than the complexities of the surrounding city.
Learning from others
In Beijing a geography teacher is engrossed, absorbing the sights and sounds of the journey across the city while his companions, a group of art teachers are preoccupied with thoughts about the destination, a street famous for its shops displaying Chinese artworks. Later, the geography teacher’s perception of the city is enhanced as he learns much about Chinese art.
In Beijing a geography teacher is engrossed, absorbing the sights and sounds of the journey across the city while his companions, a group of art teachers are preoccupied with thoughts about the destination, a street famous for its shops displaying Chinese artworks. Later, the geography teacher’s perception of the city is enhanced as he learns much about Chinese art.
A safe spot
A study of a medium-sized town in Southeast England revealed that one in three 16-24 year-old Asian and Afro-Caribbean males and Asian females were unemployed. Many of the Asian young people, Muslims of Pakistani background, lived in old terraced housing near the centre of town. The young people felt safe there, protected by their community but other young people explained that they would not feel safe there at night (Watt & Stensen, 1998).
A study of a medium-sized town in Southeast England revealed that one in three 16-24 year-old Asian and Afro-Caribbean males and Asian females were unemployed. Many of the Asian young people, Muslims of Pakistani background, lived in old terraced housing near the centre of town. The young people felt safe there, protected by their community but other young people explained that they would not feel safe there at night (Watt & Stensen, 1998).